RSG Commissions Infrastructure to Improve Healthcare Services
To maintain and improve healthcare services in the state, the Rivers State Government has commissioned key equipment for better service delivery. The inauguration exercise took place at the Primary Healthcare Management Board Headquarters in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. According to a report made available to newsmen, Owupele Benebo, the Head of Press to the Office […]
Rivers State Government to Transform Cultural Centre into Art Training School
The Rivers State Government has announced plans to repurpose the multimillion-naira modern cultural centre in Borokiri, Port Harcourt, as a training school for arts and creative performance. This was revealed by Governor Sim Fubara, emphasizing his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the facility to fulfill its intended purpose. The cultural centre, which was initiated during the […]
Rivers State Government Increases Effort to Reduce Gender Base Violence
The Rivers State government has reinforced its commitment to addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and aims to reduce its occurrence to a rate between 5 and 10 percent. Ilamu Arugu, the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, announced this goal during a recent meeting with the heads of the state’s sub-committee on gender-based violence prevention. Arugu […]
RSG Denies Rumors of Governor Fubara Shutting Down NNPCL and Oil Companies
The Rivers State government has firmly denied allegations circulating on social media that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the closure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other oil companies operating within the state. The government clarified that this claim is entirely untrue, dismissing it as misleading propaganda designed to create confusion and […]
Hotel Owner Sues Rivers Government Over COVID-19 Lockdown Demolition, Seeks Over N1.6 Billion in Damages
The owner of Prodest Hotel, Mr. Gogorobari Promise Needam, has filed a lawsuit against the Rivers State government, seeking compensation for the demolition of his hotel during the COVID-19 lockdown. The hotel, situated in Eleme Local Government Area, was ordered for demolition by former Governor Nyesom Wike. Needam claims the action was unlawful and malicious, […]
Rivers state government frustrating us, doesn’t want to prosecute Farah Dagogo – Lawyer
EFCC declares Rivers Director of Finance, others wanted for fraud
State health workers threaten court action against Rivers govt.
The National Association of Primary Health Care Workers of Nigeria has urged the Rivers State Government to resolve all outstanding issues with workers in the state or face court action. Speaking with new men on Wednesday, the Chairman of the association, Barr, Daniel Atiemie said a 21-day ultimatum has been issued to the Rivers State […]
Rivers govt to demolish Abonema wharf shanties
The Rivers State Government has hinted that it will demolish shanties at the Abonema Wharf in Port Harcourt, the State capital. This is following a fire outbreak at the wharf on Friday that destroyed property worth millions of naira. Reacting to the incident, the Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Allwell Ihunda said […]
Demolition: Diobu waterfront residents beg Rivers govt. for alternative accommodation
By Kelechi Esogwa-Amadi Displaced residents of waterfront areas in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State have called on the Governor Wike-led administration to provide alternative accommodation for them, as they have nowhere to stay following the demolition of their homes. The Rivers State Government on January 29, 2022 began demolishing waterfront settlements in […]
Rivers vs Saipem: Court dismisses Saipem’s application challenging jurisdiction, adjourns case
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has dismissed an application challenging its jurisdiction to entertain the case of an alleged $130 million fraud between the Rivers State Government and Saipem Nigeria Contracting Limited. The state government had sued Saipem Nigeria Contracting Limited over an alleged conspiracy to cheat and with intent to […]
Saipem MD, another remanded in Port Harcourt prison
A High Court sitting in Rivers state on Tuesday remanded the Managing Director of Saipem Contracting, Mr Walter Peviana and Kelechi Chinakwe in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. The order was over an alleged conspiracy to cheat and with intent to defraud the Rivers State Government of $130m, said to be an advanced payment for […]